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Quartz from
Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA


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Smoky Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
00645910017272735553582.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Quartz

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
07040140017272017304454.jpg
Smoky Quartz, etc.

Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline7
- var Amazonite6
Triplite6
Albite6
- var Cleavelandite2
Columbite-(Fe)4
Phenakite3
Fluorapatite2
Beryl2
Monazite-(Ce)2
Zircon2
Manganese Oxides2
Muscovite1
- var Illite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46066
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46066:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘLigon No. 1 pegmatite prospect, Chula, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMelinda Harris Winfree Prospects, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMarshall Mine (Winston Mine), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 2 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBerry Mine, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘJefferson No. 6 Mine, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘNettie Taylor Mine (Jefferson No. 9 mine), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘPinchbeck No. 1 Mine (Pitchbeck No. 1 Mine; Pinchback Property Mine 63), Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘAmelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
References
Bulletin 33.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Catlos, Elizabeth J., Miller, Nathan R. (2016) Ion microprobe 232Th-208Pb ages from high common Pb monazite, Morefield Mine, Amelia County, Virginia: Implications for Alleghanian tectonics. American Journal of Science, 316 (5) 470-503 doi:10.2475/05.2016.03
 
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